Comic books July 2008

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Cover by ALAN DAVIS. Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA Penciled by BARRY KITSON 'NO ONE GETS BACK ALIVE!' Part 1 (of 3): 'Negative Energy' The invasion has started, and no one in the MU is safe, not even the First Family of Comicdom! Aware that some of the Earth's most advanced technology and weaponry is housed in the Baxter Building, the Skrulls have neutralized the building--by transporting it and its inhabitants straight to the Negative Zone! With one member of the Fantastic Four M.I.A. and another 'replaced,' it's up to the remaining family members--not to mention Franklin and Val-to get back to our dimension, Skrulls or no Skrulls. But are any of our heroes who they think they are? 32 PGS./Rated A ...$2.99 Cover price $2.99.

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Cover by McKone. Written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. Penciled by Barry Kitson. 'NO ONE GETS BACK ALIVE!' Part 1 (of 3): 'Negative Energy' The invasion has started, and no one in the MU is safe, not even the First Family of Comicdom! Aware that some of the Earth's most advanced technology and weaponry is housed in the Baxter Building, the Skrulls have neutralized the building--by transporting it and its inhabitants straight to the Negative Zone! With one member of the Fantastic Four M.I.A. and another 'replaced,' it's up to the remaining family members--not to mention Franklin and Val-to get back to our dimension, Skrulls or no Skrulls. But are any of our heroes who they think they are? 32 PGS./Rated A ...$2.99 Cover price $15.00.

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Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. "Working through the Negativity!" Collects Serenity Rose (2003) #1-5. When you can float through the air and conjure up monsters out of ectoplasm, you're bound to attract attention. Come stare at Ms. Serenity Rose, local witch, as she spends the day dodging goblins, goths, and a bad case of social phobia in the spookiest 'lil town in America! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., B&W. Cover price $12.95.

1st printing. Written by Jason M. Burns. Art by Joe Eisma. Cover by Roger Robinson. Based on the true story of the U.S. Government's secret extraterrestrial exchange program! In 2005, according to government files, 12 intrepid Americans journeyed to the distant, alien planet SERPO to live among its people! This OGN It's Close Encounters meets X-Files, from the people who brought you URBAN MONSTERS! Softcover, full color. Cover price $14.99.

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FINAL ISSUE - Written by Matt Sturges Art and cover by Phil Winslade Cover by Tom Derenick and Wayne Faucher The clarion call to arms sounds for the last time as our heroes roar into battle against a foe that can take down the combined might of three Shadowpact teams! ? 32 pg, FC ? Cover price $2.99.

Volume 11 - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Hiroyuki Takei. Still searching in the American West for clues to the location of the Shaman Fight, Yoh and his friends travel through a mountain range toward the site of the old Patch Village. Then Horohoro suffers a setback when Kororo runs away, leaving him in the lurch! And the crew may be in over their heads when they face Hao's evil minions. But help is on the way! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $7.99.

Volume 17 - 1st printing. Story and art by Hiroyuki Takei. Hao possesses so much mana that it virtually guarantees his victory in the Shaman Fight. So how in the world can Yoh and his friends beat him? Mikihisa offers to teach Ren the Ultra-Senji Ryakketsu. But is Ren too stubborn to accept his help? If Hao's power doesn't destroy our heroes, perhaps pride will! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $7.99.

Volume 17 - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Hiroyuki Takei. Hao possesses so much mana that it virtually guarantees his victory in the Shaman Fight. So how in the world can Yoh and his friends beat him? Mikihisa offers to teach Ren the Ultra-Senji Ryakketsu. But is Ren too stubborn to accept his help? If Hao's power doesn't destroy our heroes, perhaps pride will! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $7.99.

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Written by PETER DAVID Penciled by VAL SEMEIKS Cover by MIKE DEODATO This is it, the return of...the Savage She-Hulk?! Three months ago, Jennifer Walters - known throughout her career in the Marvel Universe as a high-profile lawyer - was disbarred. But why? Who engineered the scandal that resulted in our heroine losing the one thing that has defined her for so long? Time to answer all the questions...as a controversial side of the jade giantess erupts once again! 32 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $2.99.

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1st printing. Written by Adam Rifkin. Art by Les Toil. In an world where man needs robots to do menial labor, a city decides to contract with the lowest bidder in order to create its army workforce. But the whole thing backfires and the robots end up being lazy and stupid - with attitude. So what do you call these slacker robots? They're a bunch of Schmobots! Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 128 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $14.99.

The world's most popular manga! One of the world's biggest comics, containing the original manga versions of some of the most popular anime ever made! Each issue includes tons of full-color information about toys, TCGs, CCGs, video games and anime, plus amazing Manga stories! Rating: T Cover price $4.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Collects Detective Comics (1937-2011 1st Series) #359-375 and Batman (1940-2011) #189-192, 194-197, and 199-201. Written by Gardner Fox, John Broome and Mike Friedrich. Art by Carmine Infantino, Sheldon Moldoff, and Gil Kane. Cover by Irv Novick. Over 500 pages of classic Caped Crusader adventures from the pages of DETECTIVE COMICS and BATMAN! Softcover, 552 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.99.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects Hawkman (1964-1968 1st Series) #12-27, Atom (1962-1969) #31 and 39-45, and Brave and the Bold (1955-1983 1st Series) #70.

Written by Gardner Fox and Bob Haney. Art by Murphy Anderson, Gil Kane, and Joe Kubert. Cover by Murphy Anderson.

Over 500 pages of Silver Age Hawkman adventures!

Softcover, 560 pages, B&W.

Cover price $16.99.

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Previews SHRAPNEL (2009 RADICAL). Full color, 12 pages, slick paper stock.

1st printing. Collecting Silver Surfer: Requiem (2007) #1-4.

Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI. Art and cover by ESAD RIBIC.

The latest offering from the Marvel Knights line. Guest-starring the Fantastic Four!

For untold years Norrin Radd has surfed the galaxy, exploring the darkness between stars, witnessing the rise and fall of vast civilizations. Now his ride is about to come to an end. It starts with a small spot - a blemish that will spread until he is no more. Until then, the Silver Surfer would undertake his final voyage - to the one destination that has always eluded him. His journey starts where it began.

Softcover, 112 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.99.

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Written by Steve Niles Art and cover by Scott Hampton Simon takes Rachel into his confidence as the only person who can help him stop the cult's war on Gotham City! ? 32 pg, FC Cover price $2.99.

by Groening & Various It's a battle of the bards when Lisa, the poet laureate of McBean's coffee bar, and Martin, representing Moe's Tavern, go head to head in a beatnik beat down of iambic proportions, and boy do they have a syntax to grind! And when Professor Frink puts reality on the blink, he leaves Springfield in an altered state where Mayor Marge Bouvier-Ziff must fend off a seasoned hitman named Homer, and overachiever and rebel Milhouse Van Houten continually puts one over Principal Bob Terwilliger. Who will get busy and bring an end to this time warp tizzy? Also catch up on the latest fanzine featuring the Be Sharps. Collects Simpson Comics #32-33. Classic comedy comes your way this July! Cover price $3.99.

by Dixon, Spiegle and Ho Raging Abe Simpson and his ragtag band of howling commandos, the Flying Hellfish, are back in an issue-long adventure that takes them from the frontlines of World War II all the way to Berlin in an effort to stop Hitler once and for all. Join the fightingest squad in the fightingest company in the third fightingest battalion in the Army as they risk it all for the sake of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness - that is, as long as Grampa remembers the story right in the first place. Featuring art by legendary comics artist Dan Spiegle! Fall in line with the Simpsons this July! Cover price $2.99.

by Lash Bartman has a new partner in crime-fighting, the Salesman, and if he's lucky, ol' Gil and his shoddy equipment might only get one of them killed. And the citizens of Zenith experience mind-bending metamorphoses when an old haunted house secretly transforms every person who enters. But the question is, when Radioactive Man rushes in to help, which Radioactive Man will emerge? Cover price $4.99.

1st printing. Collects The Sire (2006 After Shock Comics) #1-3 and The Sire: Revelations (2007) #1-3. Written by Michael Dolce. Art by Dan Leister. Cover by Jim Califiore. When an alien creature is released on Earth, it genetically alters all who come in contact with its energy force. Now, hell bent on regaining its power there is only one man that can stop it: The Sire - a lowly assistant forced to become Earth's protector by his own costume! Featuring a cover by Jim Califiore (DC Countdown) and featuring art by Talent Caldwell, Tyler Kirkham, Daniel Leister and more, this trade collects the red hot The Sire and The Sire: Revelations mini-series and features three all-new bonus adventures! Softcover, 152 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

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by Christopher Golden, Tom Sniegoski & Wellington Alves Sister Eden Parish continues her investigation into the murders of the exorcist nuns of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre. Along with Vatican Special Agent, Michael Tysko, Eden begins to uncover an insidious plot that could lead to the release of a power so evil, that it could very well bring about the end of humanity. Cover price $3.50.

Volume 13 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Yoshiki Nakamura. Translated by Tomo Kimura.

The president of LME created the Love Me section because he was impressed by Kyoko's potential but heartbroken by the wounded spirit he could sense buried deep inside her. In the time since she joined the section, Kyoko has made amazing strides as an actress and in healing from the pain of her past. But what will happen to her hard-won strength when she is faced with the person who hurt her the most-her mother?!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 200 pages, B&W. Teen

Cover price $8.99.

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Secret Invasion tie-in - Written by JOHN RHETT THOMAS Cover by GREG HORN Ever since the dawning of the Marvel Age of heroes, the Skrulls have been known as scheming, conniving, insidious interlopers in the affairs not just of Earth, but the whole universe. Now, get the Skrulls' side of the story! Who are they, what drives them, and what are their ultimate goals? Who are their heroes, and who are their villains? And what will become of their clash between religion and modernity - manifest in their relentless pursuit of the Earth as the final prize - when it spills over into universal mayhem? SKRULLS! helps answer these questions and gives you the clues to ask even more! Featuring detailed information about the full expanse of Skrull history - including biographical data of classic Skrulls through the ages, reprints of key moments from Skrull history and original material that will help form a deeper understanding of the Skrull race...all from a Skrull perspective. SKRULLS! is 64 pages and no ads full of shape-shifting secrets! 64 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

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Story and Art by BARBARA CANEPA & ALESSANDRO BARBUCCI Cover by ALESSANDRO BARBUCCI & BARBARA CANEPA English Adaptation by C.B. CEBULSKI The internationally acclaimed best seller comes to the end of its first arc! As power-hungry Papess Lodovica seeks more control over the citizens of Papathea, the 'heretics' who still honor the memory of the outcast ruler Agape rise up in protest. Suddenly, our lovely sky doll, Noa, finds herself in the middle of a Holy War - one which she quickly becomes swept up in as rumor of her true powers spread. Roy and Jahu do their best to protect her - but as Noa soon discovers, no one can avoid their true destiny! 56 PGS./Mature ...$5.99 The Soleil Comics may only be sold in English North America: United States, Canada, Mexico and their territories and possessions. Cover price $5.99.

Newsstand edition. Inside: Visual Effects Secrets Revealed, Brainiac!, Lionel Luthor, Martian Manhunter and more. 8 in. x 11 in. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $6.99.

Previews Exclusive. Inside: Visual Effects Secrets Revealed, Brainiac!, Lionel Luthor, Martian Manhunter and more. 8 in. x 11 in. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $6.99.

Newsstand edition. Inside: Visual Effects Secrets Revealed, Brainiac!, Lionel Luthor, Martian Manhunter and more. 8 in. x 11 in. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $6.99.

Newsstand edition. Inside: Visual Effects Secrets Revealed, Brainiac!, Lionel Luthor, Martian Manhunter and more. 8 in. x 11 in. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $6.99.

Newsstand edition. Inside: Visual Effects Secrets Revealed, Brainiac!, Lionel Luthor, Martian Manhunter and more. 8 in. x 11 in. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $6.99.

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Newsstand edition. Inside: Visual Effects Secrets Revealed, Brainiac!, Lionel Luthor, Martian Manhunter and more. 8 in. x 11 in. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $6.99.

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1st printing. Collects Snaked (2007 IDW) #1-3. Written by Clifford Meth. Art by Rufus Dayglo. Cover by Ashley Wood. In a world of dirty politics, backstabbing friends and unfaithful women, Bill Timmons discovers that being a Snake is more than a metaphor... but he's unprepared for what will happen when he sheds his skin and the fangs start to show... and so is everyone else. Written by Clifford Meth, who Barnes and Noble called "one of dark fiction's best-kept secrets," this collection also includes a new foreword by Gene Colan and the original short stories the series was based on, as well as original illustrations by the incomparable Dave Cockrum! Softcover, 104 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $17.99.

1st printing. It's the month for graphic novels at Praxis Comics - a great occasion to re-live all the fantastic stories brought to you by Sollitaria! If you missed any issues of the series so far, this is the first collection of the stories and characters that inhabit this fantastical city. Containing 7 full stories, featuring favorites like Lost Station, Panopticon, As Time Goes By, and more. Sollitaria the Graphic Novel is truly an amazing work of twisted imagination! The scenarios created by the writers and artists will amaze, entertain and intrigue readers with its underlying messages and macabre twists throughout. A must-read for fans of all things dark, fantastic and incredible! Softcover, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $17.99.

by Ian Flynn, Tracy Yardley & Jim Amash 'Beating the House,' Part 1. Sonic is ambushed and captured by the Destructix, and it's up to the Freedom Fighters to find and rescue him! The trail leads to a dingy dungeon beneath a flashy casino owned by Mammoth Mogul - but just how real a threat faces our heroes this time? The con is on in this tale of twists, turns, takes and double-takes! Cover price $2.25.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. Collects Sonic the Hedgehog (1993- ) #29-32. The thrilling new series that lets fans relive classic Sonic stories continues! These stories mark the artistic change to a more "dramatic" tone, better aligning the series to the hit Saturday morning animated series then on the air. Each story is meticulously restored and printed on high-grade paper, so you can feel like you're zipping right alongside the cobalt champion as he saves New Mobotropolis! This action-packed edition features events like Sally's roboticization, the introduction of Dulcy the Dragon, the solo adventures of Knuckles which led to his regular comic book, and other historic occurrences. Colossal cover by Pat "Spaz" Spaziante! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 96 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $7.95.

by Joe Edkin, David Hutchison & Terry Austin For once, the heroes of Knothill Village have a chance to relax and enjoy a nice quiet picnic together - yeah, right! Things go from picnic to panic when Chuck spots a meteor hurtling toward earth, and it has an Chaos Emerald embedded inside! Now the heroes must travel to the South Pole and keep Eggman from getting his hands on it. To make things more interesting, they decide to make it a competition and split up into teams. Before they're through, readers will witness more action, romance, and inter-squad squabbling to rival a certain fantastic foursome! Cover price $2.25.

1st printing. Collects Soulfire: Chaos Reign (2006) #0-3. Written by J.T Krul. Art by Marcus To. A Soulfire tale lost in time returns as a trade paperback edition! This special Soulfire: Chaos Reign collection brings together the acclaimed 3-issue miniseries, along with the sold-out #0 issue! Adding to its appeal, the Soulfire: Chaos Reign trade paperback also contains a complete cover gallery and features a brand new cover by series artist Marcus To and colorist Peter Steigerwald! In a time where power ruled over the primal landscape of the world, a hidden savagery lurks, and the only thing one can hope to do among the chaos is survive! Softcover, 96 pages, full color. Cover price $9.99.

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by Christopher Folino & J.M. Ringuet William Katt's monthly superhero noir thriller continues as masked vigilante Ian Sparks discovers the dark side to heroism. Going after the nation's most notorious supercriminal leaves Sparks' life and reputation in ruins. Cover price $2.99.

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Volume 8 - 1st printing. "Glenn Barr!" By Glenn Barr. The Sparrow hardcover art book series continues with the eighth volume of this mini-showcase, this time featuring the stunning visual work of celebrated Detroit underground artist Glenn Barr. Hardcover, 6-in. x 6-in., 48 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $11.99.

Contains Volume 0-5 - Printings May Vary - The Sparrow series offers 6" x 6" 48-page hardcover volumes featuring some of the finest painters and graphic designers around, and now the first five books, featuring art from Ashley Wood, Phil Hale, Kent Williams, Shane Glines, and Phil Hale, Vol. 2, are packed inside this handsome, high-quality cardboard slipcase, along with an extra-thick, all-new Ashley Wood sketchbook edition, too! That's nearly 300 pages of the finest art around, all in this specially priced package! Hardcover (6 Volumes Slipcased), 6-in. x 6-in., full color. Mature Readers Cover price $75.00.

Story DAVID HINE art BRIAN HABERLIN cover GREG CAPULLO Spawn battles his greatest enemy... HIMSELF! When Al Simmons was resurrected as a Hellspawn, he became symbiotically connected to his living necroplasmic costume. Now that costume has turned against him, and it's tearing him apart... Cover price $2.95.

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'Dudes, I don't think this transport's armored.' 'Thanks, genius. That explains the flaming headless corpse driving!' 'I can't die like this. Who runs out of gas in Iraq?' 'INCOMING!' ALL-OUT ACTION ISH! Torture! WMDs! Bad intel! Mercenaries! You can't make this crap up! It's like CIVIL WAR meets 52, except it's darker and more realistic! Cover price $2.99.

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Night Cover - Brian Lynch (w) ? Franco Urru (a & c) RAISE SOME HELL! Spinning out of the 'First Night' events in Angel: After the Fall comes the official story of Spike's first months in hell. How did he come to be here? Why is Illyria with him? And exactly how did he come to set up shop in a certain famous mansion in Beverly Hills? It's all the hell, none of the Angels in the first of four issues courtesy of the After the Fall team of Brian Lynch and Franco Urru, who provides two special Spike covers offered in a 50/50 ratio-one featuring Spike's human face, one in all its vamped-out fury! Aussie art team The Sharp Brothers offer a special 'grindhouse'-inspired incentive cover, too! Cover price $3.99.

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Day Cover - Brian Lynch (w) ? Franco Urru (a & c) RAISE SOME HELL! Spinning out of the 'First Night' events in Angel: After the Fall comes the official story of Spike's first months in hell. How did he come to be here? Why is Illyria with him? And exactly how did he come to set up shop in a certain famous mansion in Beverly Hills? It's all the hell, none of the Angels in the first of four issues courtesy of the After the Fall team of Brian Lynch and Franco Urru, who provides two special Spike covers offered in a 50/50 ratio-one featuring Spike's human face, one in all its vamped-out fury! Aussie art team The Sharp Brothers offer a special 'grindhouse'-inspired incentive cover, too! Cover price $3.99.

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Limited Variant Cover by Joe & Rob Sharp. Brian Lynch (w) ? Franco Urru (a) RAISE SOME HELL! Spinning out of the 'First Night' events in Angel: After the Fall comes the official story of Spike's first months in hell. How did he come to be here? Why is Illyria with him? And exactly how did he come to set up shop in a certain famous mansion in Beverly Hills? It's all the hell, none of the Angels in the first of four issues courtesy of the After the Fall team of Brian Lynch and Franco Urru, who provides two special Spike covers offered in a 50/50 ratio-one featuring Spike's human face, one in all its vamped-out fury! Aussie art team The Sharp Brothers offer a special 'grindhouse'-inspired incentive cover, too! Cover price $3.99.

Limited Virgin Variant Cover by Joe & Rob Sharp. Brian Lynch (w) ? Franco Urru (a) RAISE SOME HELL! Spinning out of the 'First Night' events in Angel: After the Fall comes the official story of Spike's first months in hell. How did he come to be here? Why is Illyria with him? And exactly how did he come to set up shop in a certain famous mansion in Beverly Hills? It's all the hell, none of the Angels in the first of four issues courtesy of the After the Fall team of Brian Lynch and Franco Urru, who provides two special Spike covers offered in a 50/50 ratio-one featuring Spike's human face, one in all its vamped-out fury! Aussie art team The Sharp Brothers offer a special 'grindhouse'-inspired incentive cover, too! Cover price $3.99.

Dynamic Forces Exclusive cover by Joe & Rob Sharp. Limited to 1000 copies. Includes Dynamic Forces Certificate of Authenticity. Brian Lynch (w) ? Franco Urru (a) RAISE SOME HELL! Spinning out of the 'First Night' events in Angel: After the Fall comes the official story of Spike's first months in hell. How did he come to be here? Why is Illyria with him? And exactly how did he come to set up shop in a certain famous mansion in Beverly Hills? It's all the hell, none of the Angels in the first of four issues courtesy of the After the Fall team of Brian Lynch and Franco Urru, who provides two special Spike covers offered in a 50/50 ratio-one featuring Spike's human face, one in all its vamped-out fury! Aussie art team The Sharp Brothers offer a special 'grindhouse'-inspired incentive cover, too!

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Diamond Retailer Summit Exclusive variant with separate acetate cover overlay. Joss Whedon & Brian Lynch (plot); Brian Lynch (w), Franco Urru (a); Tony Harris, Urru (c) THIS IS IT! The official continuation of the ANGEL series! When last we saw Angel and company, they were charging into battle against Wolfram and Hart's Senior Partners and facing down endless demons in a dark and rainy alleyway. Now, IDW Publishing is proud to present the story of Angel: After the Fall, as presented by Angel co-creator Joss Whedon, with a creative team hand-picked by Whedon himself, the Spike: Shadow Puppets team of Brian Lynch and Franco Urru. Picking up where Season Five of the fan-favorite TV show ended, the first issue in this maxi-series looks at who lived after that climactic battle, who died, and what happened to all of Los Angeles in its wake. Acclaimed artist Tony Harris (Ex Machina) and Urru provide special covers for each issue of this momentous series. Issue 1 features a full 27 pages of story and art!

San Diego comic con variant with separate acetate cover overlay featuring Spike with "DEMON" face. Joss Whedon & Brian Lynch (plot); Brian Lynch (w), Franco Urru (a); Tony Harris, Urru (c) THIS IS IT! The official continuation of the ANGEL series! When last we saw Angel and company, they were charging into battle against Wolfram and Hart's Senior Partners and facing down endless demons in a dark and rainy alleyway. Now, IDW Publishing is proud to present the story of Angel: After the Fall, as presented by Angel co-creator Joss Whedon, with a creative team hand-picked by Whedon himself, the Spike: Shadow Puppets team of Brian Lynch and Franco Urru. Picking up where Season Five of the fan-favorite TV show ended, the first issue in this maxi-series looks at who lived after that climactic battle, who died, and what happened to all of Los Angeles in its wake. Acclaimed artist Tony Harris (Ex Machina) and Urru provide special covers for each issue of this momentous series. Issue 1 features a full 27 pages of story and art!

Apocalypse Comics retail exclusive cover. Brian Lynch (w) ? Franco Urru (a & c) RAISE SOME HELL! Spinning out of the 'First Night' events in Angel: After the Fall comes the official story of Spike's first months in hell. How did he come to be here? Why is Illyria with him? And exactly how did he come to set up shop in a certain famous mansion in Beverly Hills?

New Dimension Comics exclusive variant. Brian Lynch (w) ? Franco Urru (a & c) RAISE SOME HELL! Spinning out of the 'First Night' events in Angel: After the Fall comes the official story of Spike's first months in hell. How did he come to be here? Why is Illyria with him? And exactly how did he come to set up shop in a certain famous mansion in Beverly Hills? It's all the hell, none of the Angels in the first of four issues courtesy of the After the Fall team of Brian Lynch and Franco Urru, who provides two special Spike covers offered in a 50/50 ratio-one featuring Spike's human face, one in all its vamped-out fury! Aussie art team The Sharp Brothers offer a special 'grindhouse'-inspired incentive cover, too!